A virologist was taken into custody at Detroit Metropolitan Airport this week after federal authorities accused him of attempting to smuggle vials containing the mpox virus into the United States. The researcher, who had been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the height of a significant mpox outbreak, was intercepted by customs…
The Return of a Persistent Threat Federal agriculture officials are mobilizing a nationwide response after the re-emergence of the New World screwworm, a parasitic insect capable of causing devastating tissue damage in livestock and wildlife. Following decades of successful eradication efforts that cost the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars, the United States Department…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced immediate restrictions on livestock imports from Texas this week after officials confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in a calf. This marks the first time the flesh-eating parasite has been detected in the state since 1966, triggering urgent biosecurity protocols across North American borders to prevent a…